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Zlatan launches ‘first ever’ iPad autobiography

For fans who just can’t get enough of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a new iPad application has been released to complement the footballer's 2011 biography “I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic”.

Published: 17 February 2012 12:19 CET

Zlatan launches 'first ever' iPad autobiography

“The app takes the book reading to a whole new dimension,” said Sara Örhvall of Bonniers R&D in a statement.

The app costs 139 kronor ($18.99) and was launched on Thursday. It is filled with interactive features aimed to give users a deeper insight into the life of the Swedish sports star.

“This is the first biography of this kind, and undoubtedly the first based on a world-famous football star,” said Öhrvall.

The book itself has sold 520,000 copies so far, and provided a no holds barred glimpse into the private world of a football star.

Bonniers has released a preview video of the features, which include slow motion replays of Ibrahimovic’s best goals, a page where users can zoom in and learn of the meanings of the player’s tattoos, and a collection of pictures, news articles and memorabilia.

The app is available in both English and Swedish.

“For many, the Zlatan book was their first real reading experience. It’s big, but now it will be even greater with the ability to combine the visuals with the story. This has never been done before, but now the time is right,” said Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s publisher Albert Bonniers Förlag.

Concept video: I Am Zlatan Biography App from Bonnier on Vimeo.

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What you need to know about technical error with Denmark’s Smittestop Covid-19 app

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The technical problem may have caused certain users not to be notified they have been close to a person infected with coronavirus, when in fact this was the case.

It is currently unknown whether the issue has been present since the app was launched in June, according to DR.

Newspaper Politiken has reported that Copenhagen city councillor Pia Allerslev found that her family did not receive warnings from the app even though she tested positive for Covid-19 and had been close to them for over 15 minutes, the requirement for the notification.

Similar situations have subsequently been reported in other media in Denmark.

“We have recently tested the app to recreate the situation and appear to have found a possible cause for (the error),” Lene Ærbo, the technical leader of the app for the Danish health ministry, told DR.

Technical staff are working to confirm the error before releasing an update, according to the broadcaster’s report.

“We can see that in some cases, where mobile phones are together for a longer period, for example people who live together, close contacts don’t get a (possible) infection notification,” Ærbo said.

She added that because Google and Apple, who developed the Danish app, update it on an ongoing basis, it was not currently possible to say whether the error has always existed.

The Smittestop app is regarded as a supplement to manual contact tracing in Denmark, which is conducted by the Danish Patient Safety Authority (Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed).

One of its key intended functions is to identify infection chains between people who do not know each other.

Ærbo said to DR that the technical problem is limited to very close contacts – such as people in the same household – and not those for which contact had a relatively short duration.

“We can see that infection notifications are sent out for short-lived contacts. That is typically unknown contacts, so this is positive,” she said.

“But there have been challenges with household contacts and we are testing and working to improve this as soon as possible,” she added.

According to Ministry of Health figures reported by DR, 2,266 people registered their positive coronavirus test on the app between its launch and September 21st. The app has been downloaded 1,393,967 times.

App users who experience problems are advised to contact Sundhed.dk support on telephone number 44222080.

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